In an effort to address the growing need for student housing under the constraints of continuing budget cuts for the university, UC Berkeley is considering private developers to oversee future housing projects. The first student housing project to be considered on campus for private and public collaboration is currently planned Read More…
A number of peeping incidents have hit the UC Berkeley dormitories over the past few months, raising safety concerns among residents. At least five peeping incidents — mainly in Davidson and Cunningham Halls in Unit 2 — occurred between Feb. 16 and March 22 when several residents reported people peeping from Read More…
Around 60 people gathered quietly Thursday night at the Foothill Residence Hall assembly room in remembrance of a UC Berkeley freshman who recently died. Students and friends shared memories of Kevin Lacanlale, 19, at the vigil, which was organized by the campus Gates Millennium Scholars Association. The vigil began around Read More…
The UC Board of Regents will discuss the possibility of stabilizing and preventing an increase in student housing costs at UC Berkeley during the March 28 regents meeting. According to a meeting action item — which proposes restructuring the campus’s housing debt — campus housing amounts to 43 percent of a Read More…
Residents of Clark Kerr Campus Building 7 were awoken early on March 9 to the sounds of screams coming from the floor’s bathroom. Police say the screams came from a man who was reported to be homeless and lodging in the bathroom who inflicted injuries on two officers, forcing them Read More…
The UC Berkeley Haas School of Business is planning a multi-million dollar expansion, which would provide for the construction of a new building and possibly allow for the growth of the school’s MBA program. The building project — which would allow for new classrooms and learning, among other possibilities — Read More…
UC Berkeley students can now apply to live in a new housing complex near People’s Park that is currently under construction and is expected to open in the fall. Maximino Martinez Commons, a complex built for 416 students, will offer priority to continuing sophomores and upper-division students and will open Read More…
Living expenses can significantly increase the cost of going to college, and for UC Berkeley students living on-campus, the cost of room and board is among the highest in the country. In a recent ranking by U.S. News & World Report, UC Berkeley is second on a list of the Read More…
